Whitney Plantation Freedmens Church Back View In Wallace Louisiana
by Michael Hoard
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Whitney Plantation Freedmens Church Back View In Wallace Louisiana
Artist
Michael Hoard
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Photograph - Photography
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Whitney Plantation era 1790 Freedmens Church, Freedmens Church back view faces the memorial gardens with detailed granite memorials names, dates of all slaves on the plantation, births, deaths, all gathered from the historic records preserved, the roof of all the slave cabins and church are cypress wood shingles to prevent fires lightning rods were used, the chuch was moved from another location to the site of Whitney Sugar Cane Plantation, the church is made of cypress wood, the church has fish scales a architectural term instead of clap board or siding, the dome is coper and ornate lighting rods which sit atop the entire church roof line are hand blown glass balls, a unique accent to the church, some particular plantation owners would bring the slaves living on the land to church on Sunday, inside the period church is church pews and statues created by a sculptor depicting slaves as children. The memorial statues are placed throughout the church. Each statue has a story which is described on the lanyard given to you a photo of a statue and tis story. Historic documentation when they were free actually became prominent individuals in history, there are a total of three major memorials of the actually slaves who were enslaved on Whitney Plantation, a historic sugar cane plantation located less than an hour west of New Orleans, Louisiana. Whitney Plantation is the only plantation museum in Louisiana with emphasis focused on the lives of enslaved people. On the plantation remaining are the original slave cabins, freedmen's church, a detached kitchen and out buildings. Also on the plantation are memorials built to honor the enslaved. Whitney Plantation has been host to many Hollywood movies productions.
The entire documented photographic series in color and sepia tone application to give the images a nostalgic appeal. The title of the new series is Slavery A Color, Black And White Perspective copyright protected, Michael Joseph Hoard photography 2016
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